Liu Bei dismissed the soldiers and returned to his hometown, only bringing dozens of people with his relatives, and came to Anxi County with Guan and Zhang to take office. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Anxi County is located in the hinterland of Jizhou, the mountains are undulating, the Yellow Turban Rebellion is quite serious, just experienced the war, the people are not living, thieves are rampant, the most famous thieves have two shares, all are the Yellow Turban Remnant Party.

These people were also from the villagers, and under the blows of the court, they hid in the mountains and gradually became thieves.

The smallest of these two bandits was about 200 people, and these people gathered and dispersed, hiding in the mountains of Anxi, or robbing the passing merchants, or descending the mountains to plunder the grain of the villages below. The local people suffered greatly, and some villages were wiped out.

After Liu Bei arrived, on the one hand, a large number of eyeliners were placed for reconnaissance, and on the other hand, the county soldiers were rectified, and the county soldiers were divided into two parts, one part was cavalry, which was mainly played by the township warriors brought by Liu Bei. The other part is the infantry, which is composed of the former Anxi County soldiers.

The cavalry was led by Zhang Fei, and the infantry was led by Guan Yu.

At the same time, a reconnaissance team was also organized, led by Zhang Xiang and Zhang Ping.

Chen Jun and Liu Yong served as Liu Bei's personal guards.

Arrange properly, take responsibility for each person, and train every day.

On this day, Liu Bei received a report that a group of thieves was robbing in Xizhuang. This Xizhuang is only more than ten miles away from the city, relatively wealthy, fertile land, and is a big village with hundreds of people.

After Liu Bei received the report, he immediately asked Guan Yu to guard the city, and brought Zhang Fei, Chen Jun and other Pegasus to rush there.

From a distance, I saw the fire in Xizhuang soaring to the sky, and people shouted and screamed.

Liu Bei was furious and asked Zhang Fei and Chen Jun to outflank each with about 30 people, and he led Zhang Xiang, Zhang Ping, and Liu Yong straight into the village. Along the way, the people I saw were scattering and fleeing, and the bandits were chasing after them. There are also many elderly people and children who have been killed and abandoned on the roadside and in front of their homes.

Seeing Liu Bei and others roaring over, the bandits fled in a hurry. Nazhi Zhang Fei and others had already surrounded him, and most of the bandits of more than 100 people were captured except for a few who escaped.

Due to the timely arrival, all the women looted by the bandits were rescued, but because the bandits were too cruel, many villagers in Zhuangzi were killed, and several wealthy families were all exterminated.

Liu Bei arrested the bandit leader for careful examination, and then sent Zhang Fei to rush to the bandits' lair, wiped out the remaining bandits, and found a letter and a large amount of gold and silver in this bandits' lair.

From the letters and the mouth of the bandit leader, it was found that this gang of bandits was actually recruited by the Li family, a wealthy family in the next village, and their purpose was to take a fancy to the land and fertile land in Xizhuang.

Liu Bei was furious, while appeasing the villagers, and reporting to the county order, the county order was furious and instructed Liu Bei to quickly arrest the Li family and return to the county.

After Liu Bei received the order from the county, except for a small number of people who were left here to provide disaster relief to the affected villagers, most of the rest immediately rushed to Li's house in the next village.

When Liu Bei arrived, the Li family had abandoned their homes and fled.

Liu Beizun raided the Li family according to the instructions of the county order, and sure enough, he found a lot of evidence from it.

After the villagers of Xizhuang knew the auspicious situation, they complained to the county order one after another, asking the county order to calculate justice for them.

This Li family was originally a small wealthy family in Anxi County, because they were related to Zhao Zhong, a regular servant of the Central Committee, and since they got into a relationship, they were powerful and blessed in the village, and they forcibly bought the good land of their family, and cooperated with the previous county commander to bend the law for bribes, so that many villagers went bankrupt and broke their homes, forced to leave their hometowns, and even sold their children to the brothel of the Red Mansion.

In this Yellow Turban rebellion, An Xi bore the brunt, and the county commander and county lieutenant were killed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Li family fled in advance.

After the Yellow Turban was exterminated, the Li family rushed back and took advantage of Zhao Zhong's momentum to forcibly occupy some uninhabited fertile land. There are several pieces of fertile land in Xizhuang that are just blocked at the junction of the Li family's fertile fields.

After the incident was exposed, An Xiren was furious, and the village elders petitioned the county order one after another, asking for severe punishment for the Li family.

This Anxi county order was originally a clear stream, and after the party ban was lifted, he was appointed here to serve as the county order. was already very dissatisfied with the eunuchs, so he took the opportunity to collect all the property and fertile land of the Li family into public ownership and distributed them to the local villagers for cultivation, which attracted praise from the people, and was full of gratitude to Liu Bei, the county lieutenant.

Liu Bei is kind, benevolent and righteous, and never violates the people during the period of taking thieves, as long as there is a report of thieves, no matter what time it is, he will arrive quickly. In less than four months to Anxi County, the thieves in Anxi County disappeared under Liu Bei's strong suppression, except for the largest Yellow Turban remnants still entrenched in the mountains.

The relationship between Liu and Guan and Zhang is also getting deeper and deeper, eating is at the same table, sleeping is in the same bed, Guan and Zhang have more respect for Liu Bei, if Liu Bei is seated in a crowded place, Guan and Zhang will stand behind him.

Just as Liu Bei was discussing with the county commander how to recruit the group of Yellow Turban troops on the mountain, news came from the imperial court that anyone who was appointed as a chief official because of his military merits would be eliminated.

The county magistrate sighed to Liu Bei: "I'm afraid this is another ghost made by the Zhongchang servants, pretending to be public and private, and accepting property." ”

Liu Bei was silent.

On this day, the superintendent came to the county, and Liu Bei went out of the city to greet him and salute the superintendent.

The superintendent sat on his horse and whipped it with only his horse.

Guan and Zhang were furious.

When he arrived at the pavilion, he sat high to the south, and Liu Bei stood below.

After a while, the superintendent asked, "Where is County Lieutenant Liu from?" ”

Liu Bei said: "After preparing to be the king of Zhongshan, he killed the Yellow Turban from Zhuo County, and fought more than 30 battles of all sizes, and he made a small contribution, and served as a county lieutenant because of his merits. ”

The post supervisor stood up and shouted: "You falsely claim to be the royal family and falsely report your merits!" Now the imperial court has issued an edict to eliminate such abusive officials and corrupt officials! ”

Liu Bei retreated in a loud voice, returned to the county, and discussed with the county order.

The county decree said: "The prestige of the superintendent is nothing more than bribery." ”

Liu Bei said: "I have nothing to do with the people, where is there any property for him?" Even if the thieves get it, those who can find the bitter master will return it to the bitter master, and the rest will be handed over to the county government except for the soldiers, and there is nothing valuable left, how to give it to him? Besides, I heard that this person is often involved with Zhao Zhong, and I'm afraid it can't be solved by money.

Then he said: "I, Liu Bei, was born in the imperial family, and I have a family tree as proof, how can I pretend to be?" And I have devoted my heart to the people, and have a clear conscience, and see what he can do to me. ”

The next day, the superintendent first went to the county magistrate and instructed the county magistrate to accuse the county lieutenant of harming the people.

The county order did not agree, and the superintendent was angry and locked the county order in the room and refused to release it. Liu Bei went to ask for a meeting several times, but was blocked by the doorman and refused to put it in.

Zhang Fei saw that the attitude of the superintendent was bad, and knew that it was not a good thing, so he was depressed, drank a few glasses of stuffy wine alone, passed by the front of the pavilion on horseback, and saw fifty or sixty old people, all crying bitterly in front of the door.

Zhang Fei asked the reason, and several old men replied: "The superintendent forced the county order and wanted to frame County Lieutenant Liu." We all came to intercede, but we were not allowed to enter, but we were chased and beaten by the men who guarded the door! ”

Zhang Fei was furious, his eyes widened, he gritted his teeth, rolled the saddle and dismounted, entered the pavilion, blocked the person at the door, and went straight to the back hall, where he saw the superintendent sitting in the hall and tied the county order to the ground.

Zhang Fei shouted: "Harm the people and thieves!" Do you recognize me? ”

Before the superintendent could speak, Zhang Fei grabbed a step, grabbed the superintendent's hair, and pulled out of the pavilion until he was tied to the horse stake in front of the county, broke off the wicker, and jerked it on the superintendent's legs, breaking more than a dozen wicker in a row.

Liu Bei was bored, listening to the noise in front of the county, and hurriedly asked left and right, and one person replied: "Master Zhang tied up a person and beat him in front of the county." ”

Liu Bei hurriedly went to watch and saw that it was the superintendent who was bound.

Liu Bei was shocked and hurriedly asked why.

Zhang Fei said: "Such a thief who harms the people, what are you waiting for if you don't kill them!" ”

The superintendent asked for help: "Xuande Gong, please save my life!" ”

Liu Bei was a benevolent person after all, and hurriedly told Zhang Fei to stop.

Guan Yu walked next to him and said dissatisfiedly: "My brother has done a lot of great work, but he only got the county lieutenant, but now he is insulted by the superintendent." I think that in the thorny bushes, it is not a place for the phoenix, so it is better to kill the superintendent, abandon the official and return to his hometown, and seek another way out. ”

Liu Bei took the seal ribbon, hung it on the neck of the superintendent, and angrily reprimanded: "It is said that you have brutalized Zhongliang, imprisoned the county order, and served as a eunuch for the rest of the party, and you should be killed because of Zhao Zhong's momentum." Now spare your life for the time being, I will return the seal ribbon to you, and from then on, I quickly released the county order. Otherwise, I want to spare you, but my two brothers will not let you go, and you will not be able to save you. ”

The superintendent hurriedly released the county order and ran back to sue Zhongshan Taishou.

This Taishou was originally appointed by Zhao Zhong, and when he saw the complaint of the superintendent, he immediately sent a letter to all the prefectures and sent someone to arrest him.

Liu Bei and the three fled to Gong Jing in Gaoyang County with their own personal entourage, and it happened that Liu Hui, the former county governor, was a guest in Gaoyang.

Liu Hui learned of Liu Bei's identity as a clan relative of the Han family, and he was the hero who killed the Yellow Turban thief.

Liu Bei also said to Liu Hui that he was framed by the eunuchs and fled here to be happy.

Liu Hui was furious when he heard this, and said to Liu Bei: "I have an old relationship with the general He Gong, and now He Gong is fighting with the Ten Standing Servants, and is recruiting talented people everywhere to expand the Northern Army, I wonder if Xuande is interested in going to recruit him?" I can recommend it to you! ”

Liu Bei thanked and agreed.